The 98th Academy Awards crowned the winners of Hollywood's most prestigious film honours, with One Battle After Another emerging as the biggest winner of the night. The film secured six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, at the ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and hosted by comedian Conan O'Brien.
The awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), recognised the best films of 2025 across 24 categories.
One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, dominated the ceremony. In addition to Best Picture, Anderson won Best Director, while the film also collected awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing and Casting, among others.
The film's strong performance capped an awards season in which it was widely considered a major contender.
Another notable film was Sinners, which received a record 16 nominations and won four Oscars.
Several films from diverse genres and countries won awards across the ceremony:
Norway’s Sentimental Value made history as the first Norwegian film to win the Oscar for Best International Feature.
The gothic film Frankenstein performed strongly in craft categories, winning Best Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
Meanwhile, KPop Demon Hunters also won Best Original Song for “Golden,” making it one of the standout animated winners of the night.
The 2026 ceremony also introduced the first-ever Oscar for Casting, which went to Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another.
Overall, the awards highlighted a diverse range of films—from political documentaries and historical dramas to animation and science fiction—reflecting the increasingly global and genre-spanning nature of contemporary cinema.
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